Eggleston Hall

We spent a morning walking around Eggleston Hall Gardens and Nursery, described as ‘The Jewel amount the Hills’ it certainly lived up to its name. The plants were soo well kept and there were many I would have liked to buy. The garden trail is a series of stones with numbers painted on them, we found it hard to follow the numbers and just wandered about. There is a secret churchyard with the remains of a ruined chapel dating back to 1612. Two enormous trees were growing up through the long lost roof, quite spooky but beautiful somehow. A famous replica of the Angel of the North stands in the corner of the nursery. A hot chocolate for me and coffee for CJ in the delightful cafe made for a great end to the visit.